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St Pancras 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infantile Mortality.
200 deaths of St. Pancras infants, under one year of age, occurred during 1931. This
gives an Infant Mortality rate (number of deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births) of
68. The corresponding rate for the previous year was 60, and for the year 1929 it was 83.
The principal causes for the slightly higher rate for 1931 as compared with the
previous year were an increase in the deaths due to Whooping Cough, Meningitis and
Broncho-pneumonia.
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
In Table 1, on page 98, the Infantile Mortality rates are given for previous years, and
in Table 3, on page 102, the figures will be found for each Ward. Table 4, on page 103, gives
the Infant Mortality rates for England and Wales, the County of London, the Metropolitan
Boroughs, and certain other large towns.
On the next two pages tables are given which indicate:—
1. The causes of death of all children under one year of age during 1931,
classified according to age at death.
2. The causes of death of children under one year of age during the ten
previous years. In this table the number of births in each year is also given
for reference.